Father Jejemon

Father Jejemon (2010)

Father Jeremiah Jerome Montes has been asked by his old friend Father Baby to help him run the parish of Parmbil. Father Jejemon, as he’s known, has a knack for connecting with the young people of the community. But as soon as he gets there, he only encounters resistance. Father Baby’s sister Violetta doesn’t seem too keen on Father Jejemon running things. Worse yet, the ruthless businessman who owns the town has his sights on demolishing the Church in order to make way for a golf course. But Father Jejemon soldiers on, helping people out and showing them a new way to do things.

Date de sortie
2010-12-25
Durée
1 h 45 min
Genres
Comédie, Drame
Réalisateur
Frank Gray Jr.

Distribution

Anecdotes

Father Jejemon is a 2010 Philippine comedy drama film directed by Frank Gray Jr from a screenplay written by Bibeth Orteza and Rhandy Reyes. The film stars Dolphy, in his final film role before his death in July 2012, as the titular priest.

Production

Father Jejemon was produced under RVQ Productions with Frank Gray Jr. as its director. The film is Gray's first work since the 1977 film Omeng Satanasia. Bibeth Orteza and Rhandy Reyes did the screenplay. Dominican priest Larry Faraon served as a story consultant.

Dolphy came up with the idea to create a film about a priest, as it was his long-time dream to portray a clergyman since his real-life uncle was a priest. Dolphy was initially hesitant due to fear of the film being censored, but his uncle offered to help write the script. The idea was shelved when his uncle died.

The film still received backlash from leaders of the Philippine Catholic Church for depictions of the communion; one scene shows the priest accidentally dropping a host between a woman's breasts, while another host is caught in a worshipper’s false teeth. The Movie and Television Review and Classification Board received a complaint over these contentious scenes. Consultant Fr.

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